Supreme Court · 2024 INSC 49 · Decided 22 January 2024
Mariam Fasihuddin & ANR. v. State BY Adugodi Police Station & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2024 INSC 49 · [2024] 1 S.C.R. 623
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 335/2024
- Decided
- 22 January 2024
- Bench
- SURYA KANT, DIPANKAR DATTA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 420, 468, 471, 34; CrPC Section 173(8), 173(2)
Headnote
The crux of respondent No. 2's allegations is that the appellants purportedly forged his signature on the passport application submitted to obtain the minor child's passport. Whether the actions of the appellants prima facie constitute the offence IPC; Whether there has been a prima facie case made out for forgery u/ss. 468 and 471 IPC; Whether there has been a violation of s.12(b) of the Passports Act, 1967; Whether in the absence of any new evidence found to substantiate the conclusions drawn by the investigating officer in the
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